Brookins

== English == === Alternative forms === Brookens, Brooking, Brookings === Etymology === A topographic surname for someone who lived by a stream, from a derivative of Old English brōc (“stream, brook”). === Proper noun === Brookins (plural Brookinses) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Brookins is the 6219th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5499 individuals. Brookins is most common among Black/African American (56.52%) and White (38.39%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brookins”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.